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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1915

Page

4

Whitewright Post Office Second Class Mail Note

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Proposals Target Chickens at Large in Texas Towns

Texas towns move to curb roaming fowl as petitions for prohibitory ordinances reach referendums and voter action. Meanwhile a Ham Ramsey tabernacle revival in Denison draws diverse locals to hear Dr Ham and chorister Mr Ramsey, famed for blunt sermons.

Texas Ham-Ramsey Tabernacle Meeting Denison Dr. Ham Mr. Ramsey

John Bunny Dies in Brooklyn at Home This Week

Popular motion picture comedian John Bunny died at his Brooklyn home this week. His death alters the entertainment scene as fans and colleagues recall his work and impact on early cinema.

John Bunny Brooklyn

Denison to Host Busy Weeks of Meetings, Sale

The Denison Herald notes a tabernacle meeting in Forest park, baseball games, and merchants' trade festival as launching a stretch of lively events in Denison. The combined gatherings promise active business and social calendars in the coming weeks.

Denison Herald Tabernacle Forest Park Denison

Three new state normal schools on hold

The last legislature created three new state normal schools and ordered the supreme court to locate them, but the court declines to act, rendering the law inoperative. Clarksville precinct votes on a $300,000 bond for roads, while the Clarksville Times cites Grayson county's recent achievement as a model.

Supreme Court Clarksville Grayson County

Floods in Austin Cause Heavy Losses and Loss of Life

Floods in Austin Texas on April 23 washed through Waller and Shoal Creeks destroying homes and property. Sixteen bodies were recovered with eleven others missing as estimates place damage between two hundred thousand and five hundred thousand dollars. About 209 houses were washed away or badly damaged and five hundred people were left homeless or deprived of clothing and livestock losses were reported for horses and cattle.

Austin Texas Waller

Printing religious debate tests public church views

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Des Moines Register-Leader note that editors inviting religious discussion face hostility from readers. They argue Christians should practice charity and peace, yet intolerance and conflict persist. The Yeoman Shield questions whether modern Christians live by their creed.

Philadelphia Inquirer the Inquirer Des Moines Register-Leader

Current Comment and Local News Snippets

A collage of brief items from various papers notes public fee criticism in Texas, Chicago mayoral remarks on mothers, El der Horn's chicken ads boosting local advertising, Zeb Spearman’s Oklahoma fame and a playful nickname change reported by the Sherman Democrat and Greenville Banner. The column mix touches politics, gender views, agriculture ads, and regional nicknames.

Zeb Spearman Oklahoma Texas Sherman Democrat Ryan Okla Little Willie Grayson County Zeb Whitewright Willie Zebidee Greenville Banner

Way to Have Good Streets for Bay City

The Bay City Tribune argues for a block by block street paving program as a practical, economical method to modernize small city roads. It contends the current system wastes energy and funds and would yield lasting improvements within five years if adopted now.

Bay City Texas Bay City Tribune

Bailey Column Reflects on Negro Question and Politics

In a Houston Post column Geo. A. Bailey critiques northern views on the negro question and political ethics. He notes Illinois vote buying by two women, questions secrecy, cites the New York Herald on the term potlicker, laments financial strain from luxury desires, and comments on Col. Barnes as a crooked yet amiable figure.

New York North Illinois New York Herald Barnes Ananias Club

Woman's Favor this Prescription Promises Beauty and Health

A testimonial praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for nervousness dizziness and debility claiming it improves beauty through health. Mrs Jutta A Doss of Paris Texas reports lasting relief after trying other medicines before this remedy.

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